Recovering at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite since November, Tripp underwent a procedure in early January to attach a Baclofen pump, which regularly injects muscle-relaxing medicine directly into his spine. This helps with his posturing, which is common following a brain injury due to back muscles locking up.

Although she didn’t immediately confirm a pump malfunction, an update posted Monday by Stacy noted that Tripp might need another surgery.

“The neurosurgeon just came and agrees that it has to be the pump, so he is consulting with the rehab doctor today to decide the next step ... run another test or do surgery tomorrow,” Stacy posted. “It will be a big surgery, they have to cut his stomach open again and look at the pump.

“I just remember the pain that the incision caused him, and it is just now healing to the point that we can lay him on his stomach and not have to be so extremely careful every time we move him. But we gotta fix the pump for him to get better.”